Product Description

Robert Bender asked thousands of schoolchildren what advice they thought other kids (and some grown-ups) ought to know. The result is an enlightening and often hilarious view into the thoughts and experiences of children as they offer their take on:

When you shouldn't give your dad a free haircut (hint: avoid naptime)

and...

The best way to know if there's a monster under the bed (answer: put your little sister under it-and listen for a crunch!)

Plus much, much more! Taken all together, this irresistible companion to Bender's Lima Beans Would Be Illegal offers the most valuable piece of advice of all: "Listen to kids-they know what they're talking about!"

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #441775 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Compilation touts such advice as "Never eat a magnet when you have braces," "Tell people that you love them" and "Get Messy." With the participation of schools and students across the country, Robert Bender (Lima Beans Would Be Illegal) collected more than 1000 kid tips for Never Eat Anything That Moves: Good, Bad, and Very Silly Advice from Kids. Humorous pictures in an unusual media (cell-vinyl paint on acetate) illustrate the scenarios.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Grade 3-6-Those old enough to remember Art Linkletter's Kids Say the Darndest Things will have a sense of the charms and problems of this collection of more than 150 quotes from kids across America. Bender asked teachers to collect good, bad, and silly advice from their students, and here he has included his favorites, in no particular order. For the most part, the children's voices are authentic and funny ("Don't lick the beaters while they're on") or poignant ("When your parents fight, don't blame it on yourself"). Sometimes overly precocious quotes of the type seen on T-shirts slip in ("Life's too short, eat dessert first"). Although the package may be more interesting to adults than the intended young audience, browsers will enjoy the comical, full-color illustrations on every page, as well as many quotes to make them laugh or stop to ponder. And everyone will have a favorite.
Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Great humor for kids and adults
This is a very funny book. Robert Bender has polled thousands of school children on the best, the worst and the silliest advice they have to offer. There are gems such as "You're only a kid once -- get in trouble while you can" and "Never save your page with gum". Each page has four or five quotes with connected, humorous illustrations. A fun book to read a bit at a time. Might be useful book in a school setting during a unit about quotations or advice. This would make a wonderful present for a child in your life.

Sage Advice from the Young.....
Robert Bender, author of Lima Beans Would Be Illegal, polled thousands of schoolchildren around the country to find out what important advice they would give other kids and grown-ups, wrote it all down, and came up with this must read, down to earth book, Never Eat Anything That Moves: Good, Bad, and Very Silly Advice from Kids. Some entries are thoughtful... "Be the kind of person that you would like to know." "Old people aren't as old as you think." "Your worst may be someone else's best." Some are silly... "Don't cross the monkey bars without underwear." "Spraying your hair with milk and then drying it doesn't dye your hair blonde." "Make sure the fish is dead before you flush it." And some are just plain weird... "Don't put a bee on a leash." "Never eat a magnet when you have braces." "Use Brussels sprouts for golf balls." But each piece of sage advice is kid tested and filled with insight, wisdom, and definitely, lots of humor. So as Mr Bender tells us at the end... "Don't forget to have fun when you grow up. We're all kids at heart." Read, learn, and enjoy!